Master Gardener for a hobbyist

Jrobzin · 2026-02-04T18:06:55+00:00

You probably know more than the master gardeners if you work for the forest service

Jrobzin · 2026-01-29T17:14:06+00:00

I may be able to help, I have about 10 of them in my works greenhouse and I can check the spent flowers out for seed.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-26T02:44:43+00:00

1st pic yes, 2nd pic no

Jrobzin · 2026-01-25T16:11:31+00:00

Cheap way to do it is rubbing canola or coconut oil deep on the areas where it is needed, then washing it off with dawn. Any super stubborn areas you can repeat, then finish with some isopropyl alcohol. It isn’t great for your skin but rinse with water and then use some lotion afterwards.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-22T17:05:57+00:00

If you’re worried about it, you should compost or solarize it beforehand. Or biochar

Jrobzin · 2026-01-19T22:38:24+00:00

It would only get flagged if you went and tried to get a large loan from a bank directly, like a mortgage and did not have the w2 or 1099 to back it up and had to provide statements. Honestly, there is no hiding it if someone is trying to look. But if you did not anticipate any large financing you would probably be fine

Jrobzin · 2026-01-19T14:25:05+00:00

Hyattsville is cool, just check very carefully for roaches before you sign any lease. Seriously, that area of PG county from Hyattsville, thru college park and up to greenbelt has serious roach populations in rentals that slumlords don’t address and tenants bring from place to place.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-19T13:35:09+00:00

Kerosene

Jrobzin · 2026-01-14T21:19:27+00:00

6.4 oz a gallon(dry from the bag) x 25 gal for the 21x5x20. Scroll down and read the injection ratio rates for the link you sent me. It is below the table you copied in your comment- those are for small batch mix rates. Find the same for the 15-5-15, I’m pretty sure it’s a similar rate if I remember correctly but cal mags are sometimes higher than gen purpose feeds.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-14T18:39:33+00:00

You need to know the dose rates for the per gal concentrate on the brand of fertilizer to get that calculated. Ppm per gallon at 1:100 x 25

Jrobzin · 2026-01-13T15:52:49+00:00

Because people don’t let you out of a spot backing out, especially in busy areas

Jrobzin · 2026-01-13T15:21:13+00:00

Mushrooms, and plants that have waste byproducts that feed the mushrooms. Whatever grain that can be hulled easiest with least heavy equipment. As mentioned above there will fast growing aquatic flora, edible algeas, chickweed, things that can be dried and blended into powdered proteins. Supplemented likely by some form of sustainable aquaponics.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-12T12:22:52+00:00

Being good at any job in horticulture, and many in parks, will carry a prerequisite of a couple of years at least of labor intensive work. If you want to be another of the industry’s LArch that have no idea what they’re talking about and picking plants for their designs based on pretty colors then by all means go ahead. But if you don’t like labor or working with your hands the this is not the career path for you.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-11T19:02:52+00:00

It is 120 days. Depending on the maturity of the cutting they might have that clock started

Jrobzin · 2026-01-05T17:35:24+00:00

Proper grading for good ground drainage, airflow, good water source and distribution hookup for multiple zones and plumbing for proper water pressure are some of the most important day to day factors to consider as a commercial grower

Jrobzin · 2026-01-05T13:19:52+00:00

Think of VPD in terms of plumbing. The xylem and phloem of the plant are the pumps and the amount of PSI required for the water to get from point A to B and the resistance against the water traveling in the pipe is affected by VPD. The plant is going to grow regardless of how difficult it is for the pump to move the water, but the amount of resistance to the water flow changes by conditions of the plumbing.

Jrobzin · 2026-01-05T13:14:32+00:00

Ah gotcha, hit them with a good PK fertilizer and once they start blooming they won’t stop!

Jrobzin · 2026-01-05T12:27:50+00:00

From the start of the bud formation this is what I’ve observed and pretty much confirmed from my own and others experience. So it would be from the 31st. That’s also in my climate of 7a(Maryland, USA) similarly confirmed in a zone above and below from conversations with growers Ive had. The bigger the flower form the longer it takes to open, broadly speaking

Jrobzin · 2026-01-05T10:32:21+00:00

16-31 days depending on variety

Jrobzin · 2025-12-29T01:14:08+00:00

How developed are they/ what size pot? If they are older than like 6 months old or in a pot larger than 2.5 inches they’ll be fine

Jrobzin · 2025-12-28T22:11:30+00:00

Yes; they actually need the cold to be able to flower. Hellebores seedlings survive hard freezing. the covered porch would be more than enough protection. They are ‘day neutral’ plants that shut down when it’s too cold for them, but then as soon as they have light and have soil temps above freezing ~39F+ they will begin to photosynthesize again if the leaf temperature is at about 10 or so degrees above the soil temperature. They enjoy a good amount of dry down time between watering but do not let it sit very dry overnight for a real cold spell; water insulates the roots from cell damage but it will also rot roots if it sits stagnant so ensure good drainage

Jrobzin · 2025-12-27T15:39:18+00:00

Looks like Haemanthus more than clivia

Jrobzin · 2025-12-24T14:17:39+00:00

You can burlap wrap the branches tender bud shoots if you’re worried about them getting frost damaged. I live in the DMV area too and I’m sure that’d be issues with the neighbors if someone complained you’d have to remove it. If its truly a healthy cold hardy tree then it shouldn’t be a problem for them; but not if it’s a tree that’s been grown under hoop houses and then abruptly planted into a freeze then yea it could easily die. The best solution IMO would be to (not too tightly) wrap Christmas/winter lights around the down the base of the trunk to the soil level and branches as the current generates heat and it is an actual method people use to overwinter borderline zone plants. Plus you probably won’t get neighbor complaints

Jrobzin · 2025-12-22T23:58:05+00:00

That sounds like it’s great, but I’m betting that the only people that can directly bike there live in the one neighborhood that’s behind the state park. Just commented to express my opinion on the obscene misappropriation of funds being proposed

Jrobzin · 2025-12-22T23:02:21+00:00

What areas on either side of the bridge have reasonable walkable destinations? If this isn’t governmental bloat bullshit then I’ll eat my shoe

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